Bag-holding apparatus



May 13, 1930. w. TELANDER BAG HOLDING APPARATUS Filed May 21, 1928 Inventor T VZ'ZZZ'aW ZZazrder;

Attorney Patented May 13, 1930 UNITED STAT WILLIAM TELANDER, OF MILACA, MINNESOTA BAG-HOLDING APPARATUS Application filed May 21, 1928.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for holding a bag in an open position in order that the same may be easily and conveniently filled.

An important object of the invention resides in the provision of an apparatus of this nature, with means whereby the upper end of a bag may be easily and conveniently held in an open position.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provision of an apparatus of this nature which is easily adjustable so as to be used with different sized bags.

A still further very important object of the invention resides in the provision of a device of this nature, which is exceedingly simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable, thoroughly efiicient and reliable in use, easy to manipulate, not likely to easily become out of order,

and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

WVith the above and numerous other objects in View, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus embodying the features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the numeral 5 denotes a base from which rises a standard 6, which may be in the form of a pipe, braced in respect to the base 5 by braces 7, or in any other suitable manner. A plate 8 has a U-bolt engaged therein and disposed about the standard 6. This U-bolt is clamped about the standard 6 by means of a nut 10, so that the plate 8 may be held at different heights. Obviously, the nut 10 on the U-bolt 9 may be easily tightened or untightened for the purpose intended.

A pair of bars 11 are pivoted intermediate their ends, as at 12, to the upper corners of the plate 8, so as to swing in horizontal plane. The front end of the bars are provided with hooks 14, while the rear ends are provided with eyes 15. Springs 16 are engaged with Serial No. 279,544.

the eyes 15 and extend inwardly and are engaged with hooks 17, on the rear side of the .plate 8.

Bearings straps 19 are secured to the upper portion of the plate 8 and have rockable therein, a shaft 20, with a plurality of hooks 21 extending laterally therefrom.

One end of the shaft has a lateral extension 22, and the other end has a lateral extension 23, at right angles to the extension 22. The extension 23 is held against a stop 24, extending from the plate by means of a spring 25, engaged with the extension 23 and with a hook 26 on the plate 8. Obviously, the extension 22 may be used as a crank for rocking the shaft 20 against the tension of the spring 25, to release the hooks 21 from a bag, which is indicated in dotted lines, in Figure 2, as engaged with the hooks 21, and with the hooks 14. Thus it will be seen that a bag may be conveniently held in an open position to be filled. The spring mounting of the bars 11, allow bags of different widths to be used with this apparatus and the vertical adjustment afforded for the plate 8 accommodates dilferent heights in the bag.

From the above detailed description, it will be seen that I have devised an exceedingly simple construction which has parts arranged in a compact and convenient manner for ready and easy manipulation. Obviously, the structure may be manufactured at a relatively low cost and yet be made strong and durable.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described in considerable detail, merely for the purpose of exemplification, since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent, however, that changes in details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

a pair of bars rockable on the plate at spaced intervals to swing in a substantially horizontal plane, springs secured to the plates and to one end of each of said bars for urging the L3 opposite ends of the bars outwardly from one another, said bars being provided with bag engaging hooks at their outer ends, a shaft, means for mounting the shaft horizontally on the plate, additional bag engaging hooks extending from the shaft between said bars, said last mentioned bag engaging hook terminating inwardly from the first mentioned bag engaging hooks, and spring means for normally holding the shaft so that the bag engaging hooks carried thereby project outwardly from the plate into said horizontal planes for engagement with one side of the bag at the upper edge thereof, when the first referred to bag engaging hooks are engaged with the bag adjacent the opposite ends of the bag, whereby the mouth of the bag at the upper edge will be so extended as to limit the swinging movement of said bars under the action of the first referred to springs.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WVILLIAM TELANDER. 

